The Ultra-Alpha School Hunk Has Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Omega! - Chapter 12

The first period of the afternoon was taught by “The Terror,” Liu Qi. Even before the bell rang, students were already sighing and groaning in their seats.

For some reason, Liu Qi’s face was exceptionally long and grim during this class. The entire room was trembling with anxiety, and every student kept their head low, not daring to make eye contact with him.

Liu Qi pointed at a problem on the blackboard and demanded, “Can no one do a problem as simple as this? Did you all leave your brains at home?”

He scanned the classroom once before his gaze finally settled on Ji Cenzhou. Seeing this student filled him with a surge of fury. It was because of Ji Cenzhou that Wan Xu had been forced to transfer. Not only had the Wan family given him a cold shoulder, but he had also been severely reprimanded by the school administration.

“Ji Cenzhou, stand up and answer this question!”

Ji Cenzhou stood up, glanced at the problem on the blackboard, and said honestly, “I do not know how.”

His physics had never been good. When he reached the section on mechanics, the various forces acting on small spheres and trailers, along with their different directions, had left his head spinning. He simply could not muster any interest in the subject. Originally, he could only score between forty and fifty points, and his total grade was always bolstered by his other subjects. Now that Liu Qi was teaching him, he had completely given up on physics.

Seeing Ji Cenzhou’s indifferent attitude, Liu Qi’s heart burned with rage. He tapped the blackboard with a ruler and barked, “You cannot even solve a problem this simple! What exactly are you coming to school for? A student like you has a twisted mind and a slow brain. You do not have a single redeeming quality. Staying in a high school this prestigious is a waste of resources. You might as well get lost and go home early instead of making a fool of yourself here!”

Ji Cenzhou was so angry that he actually laughed. What exactly had he done wrong to justify Liu Qi escalating to personal attacks and dismissing his entire existence?

Seeing Ji Cenzhou laugh only made Liu Qi even more incensed. “Ji Cenzhou, do you realize what you have done? You have single-handedly driven away an excellent student who had the potential to get into a top-tier university. Do you know how great a loss this is to the school and to society?”

“Do you believe the value of a student lies only in their grades?” Ji Cenzhou could not help but retort.

“If a student does not look at grades, what else is there to look at? Let me tell you, I have been a teacher for many years, and my judgment is always accurate. Students with good grades are strong in all aspects. Even if they have issues, they are just minor flaws. Those students with poor grades are incompetent at everything. I am telling you plainly: for a student, grades represent everything!”

The fire in Liu Qi’s heart had not yet subsided. He continued, “Among those sitting here, the only ones who will eventually become the pillars of society are the few with good grades. The rest will either be mediocre or the trash of society. You are all students now, and your only task is to study. The only way to judge your value is through your academic performance. Do not even think about being defiant. I am telling you that character is linked to grades. Those who study well naturally have good character. As for those who study poorly, who knows what they are like in private? In the future, they might be experts at eating, drinking, gambling, and visiting prostitutes!”

Liu Qi’s last sentence was full of sarcasm, and the few students in the class with poor grades immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Ji Cenzhou truly could not listen any longer. He said, “Teacher, I think there is a major problem with what you are saying. Our most important task right now is indeed to study, but studying is not our everything. You cannot subject us to personal attacks just because our grades are not good.”

“Personal attacks?” Liu Qi acted as if he had just heard a massive joke. “What, can you all not even handle the truth now?”

White Feather could not stand it anymore either. Ji Cenzhou was both his best friend and his benefactor. If Ji Cenzhou truly had a bad character, he would not have helped him so much that day. White Feather stood up, summoned his courage, and said, “Teacher, I think Ji Cenzhou is right. Grades do not represent everything about a student, and you cannot personally attack us.”

White Feather was like a small spark that ignited a prairie fire. While the timid students still did not dare to make a sound, other students began to stand up.

Li Tianrui could not forget the insult Liu Qi had given him when he got a question wrong. He stood up and said, “Teacher, I admit my grades are not good, but I am definitely not the kind of person you described who is an expert at gambling and debauchery!”

Wang Hao’s face was red with effort, and after a long moment, he blurted out, “Teacher, I think Ji Cenzhou is right!”

Children in their second year of high school are at an age where their self-esteem is strongest; they could not endure such blunt insults. They had long been fed up with Liu Qi, but due to his authority as a teacher, they had never voiced their dissatisfaction.

When Liu Qi saw that people actually dared to defy him for Ji Cenzhou’s sake, his nose nearly twisted with rage. He roared, “Ji Cenzhou is right? He is ignorant, he does not study properly, and he wastes resources at school! He still has a point? And you all think he is right!”

Since the second year of high school had just started and classes had been reshuffled, the students came from different backgrounds. Few knew of Ji Cenzhou’s performance in his first year, but there were exceptions.

A girl could not take it anymore. She gathered her courage and stood up, her voice trembling slightly from fear. “Teacher, you are wrong. Ji Cenzhou studies very hard. During his first year, he spent all his free activity time studying. He is definitely not the ignorant bad student you describe!”

In today’s society, people only look at results rather than the process, which is understandable. However, when dealing with those who are trying their best and giving their all, can we not have a little bit of mercy and a slightly better attitude? This does not mean breaking the rules; it just means giving a warm hug or a kind word to someone who is exhausted from giving their all, so they have the courage to start the next journey. Even if you do not offer comfort, you should not cause harm.

Now that a girl had found the courage to stand up, the boys who were beyond furious could not help but stand up as well, staging a rebellion one after another. Liu Qi wanted to scold them, but he was interrupted by the next student standing up. After this happened several times, his anger was completely blocked in his throat.

When Liu Qi saw Jiang Mosen stand up, his anger suddenly subsided. Jiang Mosen was ranked first in the grade, had a steady personality, and was a famously good student. Liu Qi thought very highly of him. Seeing Jiang Mosen stand up now, he assumed he was going to fulfill his duty as the class monitor and maintain order. Although it was a bit late, Liu Qi prided himself on being a broad-minded teacher and did not mind the details.

He softened his tone and asked, “Jiang Mosen, do you have something to say?”

Jiang Mosen’s expression was calm as he said, “Teacher, I believe student Ji Cenzhou’s viewpoint is not wrong. I am on his side.”

Liu Qi was speechless.

Jiang Mosen’s words were the final straw that broke the camel’s back. Being refuted by his most trusted and admired student was more damaging to Liu Qi than all the other students combined.

“You… you…” Liu Qi pointed at Jiang Mosen for a long time without being able to speak.

“Not studying properly, having such a terrible attitude toward learning, and you still think you are right!” Liu Qi roared.

“Teacher, we did not deny the importance of studying. We are just…” Ji Cenzhou said with a frown.

“Enough, shut your mouth! Only when your grades are good will you have the right to speak to me!” Liu Qi interrupted Ji Cenzhou.

After finishing, Liu Qi could not help but say meanly, “With a brain like yours, I am afraid I will never see the day your grades become good. Just now a student said you studied hard in your first year? If you studied hard, how could you score only thirty points in physics? Even if one took the test with their eyes closed, their score would be better than yours! I heard you are also a student from a disadvantaged background and your family is very poor. Have you not learned a lesson from your parents? Doing the hardest labor for the lowest wages—those people are at the very bottom of society, they are the trash that society cannot handle!”

Ji Cenzhou almost suspected he was hallucinating. These days, truly anyone could become a teacher. He had originally managed to stay calm, but when it involved Ji Cenzhou’s mother—that gentle and strong woman—his anger instantly flared up.

“My mother is very good, and our family’s genetics are excellent. Even if I get a zero in physics, I can still make it into the top one hundred of the grade!”

Liu Qi laughed with disdain. “I have been a teacher for over ten years, and my judgment of people is very accurate. A student like you, who is slow-witted and whose hard work is in vain, will never perform well in their life. If you can make it into the top one hundred of the grade, I will quit my job. If my judgment is wrong, then I have no business being a teacher!”

“Fine. That is what you said. It is a deal,” Ji Cenzhou said.

Liu Qi sneered. In his view, Ji Cenzhou was just indulging in wishful thinking and making grand claims without thinking; there was simply no possibility of it coming true.

Wang Hao listened with boiling blood and said, “It is fine, Ji Cenzhou. If you cannot learn it, I will teach you.”

As soon as he finished, the entire class cast doubtful looks at him. With your scores, can you even teach anyone?

“It is okay, I can teach as well!” Li Tianrui added.

Another boy stood up. “I can teach too.”

“Me too! I am especially good at Chinese!”

“I am good at English!”

“I am good at Biology!”

Finally, Jiang Mosen stood up slowly. “I can teach everything. I am good at all of them.”

Liu Qi’s face turned from green to white. Finally, he threw down a harsh parting word and stormed out, slamming the door.

“Just you all wait!”

The classroom was quiet for a few seconds in the wake of those words, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

Then, someone sighed and said, “That was so satisfying. It was so damn satisfying. I never thought I could be this courageous.”

As soon as he finished, the whole class burst into laughter. Once they had laughed enough, everyone remembered the bet between Ji Cenzhou and Liu Qi. They had long wanted to change their physics teacher. If Ji Cenzhou won the bet, would they not be free from Liu Qi’s torment?

Thinking this, everyone looked at Ji Cenzhou with glowing eyes.

Ji Cenzhou said, “…What are you doing?”

He now felt very much like a piece of meat on a chopping block.

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